| Fullname | Mohammad Ghassan Maatouk[1] |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 30 April 1977 (age 49) |
| Birth place | Damascus, Syria[1] |
| Height | 1.74 m |
| Position | Defender |
| Currentclub | East Riffa (head coach) |
| Years 1 | 2002–2010 |
| Clubs 1 | Al-Wahda |
| Years 2 | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs 2 | → Niki Volos (loan) |
| Caps 2 | 0 |
| Goals 2 | 0 |
| Nationalyears 1 | 2003–2006 |
| Nationalteam 1 | Syria |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 10 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 0 |
| Manageryears 1 | 2015–2016 |
| Managerclubs 1 | Al-Muhafaza |
| Manageryears 2 | 2019 |
| Managerclubs 2 | Syria (assistant) |
| Manageryears 3 | 2019–2020 |
| Managerclubs 3 | Al-Wahda (youth) |
| Manageryears 4 | 2020–2021 |
| Managerclubs 4 | Al-Wahda |
| Manageryears 5 | 2022 |
| Managerclubs 5 | Syria |
| Manageryears 6 | 2022 |
| Managerclubs 6 | East Riffa |
Mohammad Ghassan Maatouk (Arabic: مُحَمَّد غَسَّان مَعْتُوق; born 30 April 1977) is a Syrian professional football coach and former player. He played as a defender for Al-Wahda and the Syria national team; he also had a short stint at Niki Volos in Greece.
Playing career
A Syrian international for three years, Maatouk played for Al-Wahda throughout his career, with a one-season loan spell at Greek club Niki Volos in 2006.[2]
Managerial career
Maatouk was head coach of Al-Muhafaza during the 2015–16 Syrian Premier League;[3] he submitted his resignation in August 2016.[4] Maatouk was assistant coach of the Syria national team in 2019.[5][6]
In December 2019, he was appointed technical director of Al-Wahda's youth sector.[6] Maatouk became the first team's head coach in March 2020.[7] He helped them win the Syrian Cup, and qualify for the 2021 AFC Cup.[8] While in December 2020 Al-Wahda rejected Maatouk's resignation submission,[9] they accepted his second request in February 2021.[10]
Maatouk was part of the Syria national team's staff at the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. On 9 February 2022, he was appointed head coach of the national team; he was the fifth Syria coach to be appointed during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[11]
In June 2022, Maatouk became head coach of Bahraini Premier League club East Riffa.[12]
Honours
Player
Al-Wahda
- Syrian Premier League: 2003–04
- Syrian Cup: 2002–03
- AFC Cup runner-up: 2004
Syria
- WAFF Championship runner-up: 2004
Manager
Al-Wahda
- Syrian Cup: 2019–20
- Syrian Super Cup: 2020
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